stulev
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Post by stulev on Mar 25, 2024 17:29:08 GMT
Sarawak during the Japanese Occupation -- CASH REGISTRATION SEAL -- these were us to seal the flap of registered mail and had no value - can you call them a cinderella?
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Post by Ted Talks Stamps on Mar 29, 2024 18:46:09 GMT
I believe so.
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Post by ClassicPhilatelist on Mar 30, 2024 5:28:59 GMT
If they were actually issued and used by the postal service, I wouldn't call them a Cinderella, even if they had no monetary value, especially if they have a postal purpose. I would call them post office seal, or registered mail exchanges, possibly. But Seal based on the explained use, is what I would consider themm.
Cinderella are made for "superficial" reasons. This had a purpose.
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Post by Ted Talks Stamps on Apr 3, 2024 14:09:00 GMT
Good point, Scott. Perhaps they could be considered an etiquette?
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Post by ClassicPhilatelist on Apr 3, 2024 15:08:36 GMT
Hmmm, I still think no, that it's closer to a postal seal. Etiquettes are usually applied by someone other than the post office. And since I had to go searching about, I am unable to find an example of an etiquette that isn't specifically related to air mail. Scott Specialized has this to say about etiquettes: 1. Air Label - Air labels, or etiquettes, are used by Universal Postal Union member nations to denote airmail carriage. They are inscribed "Par Avion" (French for "By Airmail"). The text usually includes the same message in the language of the country of origin. Air labels also are adhesives issued by private organizations for specific, unofficial flights. 2. Etiquette: A gummed label manufactured for application to an envelope to designate a specific mail service. Airmail etiquettes are most common. 3. Par Avion: A French phrase meaning "By Air" it appears on airmail etiquettes of most countries, along with a similar phrase in the predominant language of the country of origin.
Interestingly their definition for Etiquette states "to designate a specific mail service". That suggests there are more than just airmail usage for etiquettes.
<Go drink and smoke'm if you got them for 20 - 30 minutes before you read the next part>
So, after further looking, and further consideration, I would not call these etiquettes. The reason is, the "service" that Scott referrers to in point #2 above, are the type of service to be performed: By Air, Special Delivery, Express, etc. (This does not include "Registration Labels", as they are specifically not etiquettes, as they have a catalog listing and unique numbering). But this usage being for sealing envelopes with cash in them has a specific designation of what's IN them, not how they are carried. So not everything that has "no value" is a Cinderella or etiquette.
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